bottle shop

American

noun

a store that sells wines, liquor, etc., by the bottle; liquor store.

bottle shop British

noun

Also called: bottle store. a shop or part of a hotel where alcohol is sold in unopened containers for consumption elsewhere

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Etymology

Origin of bottle shop

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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“For next year there’s not really a great plan in place, except to hopefully get these consumers to enjoy this wine,” said Craig, 45, who owns a small wine club and online bottle shop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Located on Glendale Boulevard in Atwater Village, Baby Battista can be found beneath the bottle shop Nico’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

If you’re looking for a sustainably produced wine at the bottle shop or grocery store, you’ll probably encounter an array of sustainability terms — organic, biodynamic, natural.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2023

The Coalman also doubles as a bottle shop, with wines from the Old World and around the Pacific Northwest.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

Impelled by the mystery of which he is a partaker and yet in which he is not a sharer, Mr. Snagsby haunts what seems to be its fountain-head—the rag and bottle shop in the court.

From Bleak House by Dickens, Charles

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